test-skill agent skill by NeoLabHQ
Tests skills before deployment by running a baseline without the skill, writing fixes for failures, and iterating to close loopholes under pressure.
At a glance
| Publisher | NeoLabHQ |
|---|---|
| Repository | NeoLabHQ/context-engineering-kit (53 listed skills) |
| Category | AI Agents and LLM Engineering |
| License | GPL-3.0 |
| Last commit | August 26, 2026 (repository) |
| SKILL.md | 404 lines, 1,912 words |
| Bundled files | 1 file |
| Quality score | 78/100 · C Passes all seven graded checks |
| Security scan | Not scanned |
| README badge | Get the listing badge and raise the score |
Before you install
Read from the skill's files at the directory's October 19, 2026 snapshot: what ships with it, what its code reads, and the terms it is published under.
- Bundled scripts: none.
- License: GPL-3.0, an open-source or open-content license.
Install test-skill
The skills CLI works with Claude Code, Codex, Cursor and other agents; the other routes copy the folder by hand.
npx skills add https://github.com/NeoLabHQ/context-engineering-kit/tree/master/skills/test-skill
tmp="$(mktemp -d)"
git clone --depth 1 --branch master https://github.com/NeoLabHQ/context-engineering-kit.git "$tmp/repo"
mkdir -p .claude/skills
cp -R "$tmp/repo/"skills/test-skill .claude/skills/
rm -rf "$tmp"
python3 ~/.codex/skills/.system/skill-installer/scripts/install-skill-from-github.py \
--repo NeoLabHQ/context-engineering-kit \
--path skills/test-skill \
--ref master
NeoLabHQ/context-engineering-kit is third-party code. Read SKILL.md and any bundled scripts before you install it.
How the author describes it
Use when creating or editing skills, before deployment, to verify they work under pressure and resist rationalization - applies RED-GREEN-REFACTOR cycle to process documentation by running baseline without skill, writing to address failures, iterating to close loopholes
From the description field of SKILL.md. Agents read this line to decide when to load the skill.
Sections in SKILL.md
- Overview
- When to Use
- TDD Mapping for Skill Testing
- RED Phase: Baseline Testing (Watch It Fail)
- GREEN Phase: Write Minimal Skill (Make It Pass)
- VERIFY GREEN: Pressure Testing
- Writing Pressure Scenarios
- Pressure Types
- Key Elements of Good Scenarios
- Testing Setup
- REFACTOR Phase: Close Loopholes (Stay Green)
- Plugging Each Hole
- 1. Explicit Negation in Rules
- 2. Entry in Rationalization Table
- 3. Red Flag Entry
- 4. Update description
Files in the skill folder
SKILL.md
Suede Skill Check: 78/100 · C
Report snapshot · · graded-v2
The rubric totals 100 points; published scores are capped at 99. Security scan: not scanned.
Source revision: 23e2428e809d. Report version 6ba055ebf25f. Badge URLs follow the latest listing; save the report to keep this version.
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What to review next
- Boundary clause: 0 of 4 points. 4 when the description says when not to use the skill (“Not for …”, “Do not use …”, “Use … instead”).
- Example request: 0 of 3 points. 3 when the description quotes an example request (3–60 characters in quotation marks).
- Reference files: 0 of 3 points. 3 when the skill folder ships a references/, reference/ or docs/ folder.
Add declarations and bundled files when they describe the skill’s actual needs. Update the source, then request a fresh review with the changed commit or PR.
test-skill passes the required frontmatter check and all seven graded checks, which cover the SKILL.md format, a declared license and a commit in the last year. Those checks earn 56 of the score’s points; the rest come from description quality, instruction depth, bundled files, maintenance and curated-list citations. How the score works.
See the checks and points
| Check | Result |
|---|---|
| Frontmatter parses and declares a name and a description | Pass |
| Name uses lowercase letters, digits and hyphens, 64 characters or fewer | Pass |
| Name matches the skill's folder name | Pass |
| Description is between 50 and 1,024 characters | Pass |
| Description says when an agent should use the skill | Pass |
| SKILL.md body is 500 lines or fewer | Pass |
| A license is declared in the frontmatter or the repository | Pass |
| Repository has a commit in the last 12 months | Pass |
| Score component | Points |
|---|---|
| Structural checks | 56 of 56 |
| Description length | 5 of 5 |
| Boundary clause | 0 of 4 |
| Example request | 0 of 3 |
| Instruction depth | 7 of 7 |
| Reference files | 0 of 3 |
| Bundled scripts | 0 of 2 |
| Recent maintenance | 6 of 9 |
| Curated-list citations | 4 of 7 |
| Tool permissions declared | 0 of 2 |
| Compatibility declared | 0 of 2 |
Show the listing and raise the score
test-skill is listed with 78/100 · C. This badge links to its Suede listing. Skills scoring 80–99 add a numeric and a letter quality shield; the largest open points for test-skill are boundary clause (4), example request (3) and recent maintenance (3). Send your repository and the points you want to raise, then request a fresh review after updating the skill.
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Where this skill is cited
NeoLabHQ/context-engineering-kit appears in 3 curated lists: ComposioHQ/awesome-claude-skills, VoltAgent/awesome-agent-skills, hesreallyhim/awesome-claude-code.